THE GUJARAT MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK
To support educational excellence by providing grants and funding to students in India.
Objects
A. The purpose of The Association shall be to centralise, co-ordinate and encourage the members to meet the religious, cultural, educational, social and economic needs of Urdu speaking Muslims of Gujarat State, India, presently settled in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.B. In particular, The Association is established:1) To advance the educational, social, economic and religious needs, in particular of Urdu speaking Muslims of Gujarat State, India, presently settled in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.2) To advance Sunni Islamic Education.3) To relieve poverty, sickness and distress.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £15,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £311,000 to £295,640. The trustees report that 100% of collected donations were sent to support students in India, with only a proportion of rental income retained as reserves for property repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the Charities Act 2011.
What the accounts disclose
“From the rental income from our properties, we normally keep a proportion amount from the rent income as a reserve for any emergency major repair works for the properties.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 29
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 10/03/2023
- Volunteers: 24
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 10/03/2023 (received 11/01/2024, 1 day after the 10/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Dr TANVEERKHAN PATHAN Secretary
- JAMEEL AHMED MALIK Treasurer
- MARGHUB SHAIKH Vice.Pres
- Shoayb Pathan President
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £93k | £109k |
| 31/03/2024 | £97k | £77k |
| 10/03/2023 | £92k | £86k |
| 31/03/2022 | £100k | £7k |
| 31/03/2021 | £69k | £157k |
Common questions
Is THE GUJARAT MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £15,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £311,000 to £295,640. The trustees report that 100% of collected donations were sent to support students in India, with only a proportion of rental income retained as reserves for property repairs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE GUJARAT MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GUJARAT MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK as a grant recipient include BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £250 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FUNDERS IN GOOD | 1 | £92k |
| HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £25k |
| BIG BEN TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE GLOUCESTER MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- ANJUMAN-E-ISLAHUL MUSLIMEEN OF UK
- MUSLIM SCOUT FELLOWSHIP
- ASSOCIATION OF MUSLIM SCHOOLS UK
- GUR TRUST
- GILLANI NOOR MASJID
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GUJARAT MUSLIM ASSOCIATION UK | £93k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GLOUCESTER MUSLIM WELFARE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £186k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ANJUMAN-E-ISLAHUL MUSLIMEEN OF UK | £976k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MUSLIM SCOUT FELLOWSHIP | £499k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF MUSLIM SCHOOLS UK | £191k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GUR TRUST | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |